Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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Passages linked to 1 Timothy 3:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 8:21 Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- Colossians 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
- 2 Timothy 2:26 and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
- Acts 6:3 Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
- 2 Corinthians 6:3 We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
- Titus 2:8 and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.
- Titus 2:5 to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.
- 1 Samuel 2:24 No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear! You make Yahweh’s people disobey.
- Mark 4:11 He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
- Acts 10:22 They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”
- Acts 22:12 One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
- 1 Corinthians 5:12 For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within?
- 1 Timothy 5:14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
- 1 Timothy 5:24-25 Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later. In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.
- 1 Peter 4:14-16 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified. For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men’s matters. But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
- 3 John 1:12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 7 A good report from those who are without.…
7 A good report from those who are without. This appears to be very difficult, that a religious man should have, as witnesses of his integrity, infidels themselves, who are furiously mad to tell lies against us. But the apostle means, that, so far as relates to external behavior, even unbelievers themselves shall be constrained to acknowledge him to be a good man; for, although they groundlessly slander all the children of God, yet they cannot pronounce him to be a wicked man, who leads a good and inoffensive life amongst them. Such is that acknowledgment of uprightness which Paul here describes. The reason is added, —
Lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil; which I explain in this manner: “lest, being subject to reproach, he begin to be hardened, and abandon himself the more freely to all iniquity, which is to entangle himself in the snares of the devil.” For what hope is left for him who sins without any shame?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 7 Moreover he must have a good report of…
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Ver. 7. A good report of them, &c.] For a workman that needeth not to be ashamed; such a one as may muzzle the black mouth of any Campian, that shall say, as he doth of our Church, Ministris eorum nihil vilius; this is most true of Popish greasy hedge priests. {See Trapp on "1Ti 3:6"}
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Of the devil] Or, of the slanderer, who by carrying tales and finding faults, do the devil’s work. {See Trapp on "1Ti 3:6"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Moreover he must have a good report of them…
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without: the apostle would have ministers men of good reputation amongst such as were without the pale of the church, for that is the meaning of that term, which are without; see 1Co 5:12; 1Th 4:12; others might be admitted as members of the church, but not as rulers in it, because the glory of God was much concerned in the reputation of such persons, they were as lights set upon a hill.
Lest he fall into reproach; lest men reproach such persons for their former infamous life, and so prejudice others against the doctrine they bring.
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And the snare of the devil; and the snare, either of some accuser, or of the devil, who hath this name from his accusing of the brethren; or lest he fall into some temptation to revenge, hatred, undue anger, or to be cowardly in the discharge of his duty, lest he should by faithfulness provoke others to reproach him for his former course of life.
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William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain Note here, How needful it is for a minister…
Note here, How needful it is for a minister to be of an untainted reputation; a bishop must be of good report, saith St. Paul; it is necessary for his own salvation that he be good, and for the salvation of others that he be accounted so: great is their sin, then, who go about to blast a minister’s reputation, because something of reputation is absolutely necessary to render his ministry successful.
Note farther, He must have a good report of them that are without, that is, without the church, unbelieving Jews or Gentiles, with whom he formerly conversed; lest becoming contemptible, and so not able to perform his duty as he should, he give occasion to the heathen to blaspheme Christianity, and to reproach him for his former course of life.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Moreover, he must have a good report of them…
Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without, That is, "without the church", as the Arabic version reads; for wicked men, though they dislike the principles and profession of godly ministers, and despise their office, yet cannot but speak well of their becoming life and conversation. And this part of their character is necessary to invite persons to hear them, and to recommend their ministry to them, as well as for the reasons that follow:
lest he fall into reproach; into the reproach of men; not only of the world, but of professors of religion; who may be apt to upbraid him with his past sins; especially such that may fall under his censures, admonitions, and reproofs, which hereby will become in a great measure useless and ineffectual:
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and the snare of the devil; lest Satan should take encouragement from hence to tempt him to other and greater sins; or lest finding himself slighted and despised by the people of God, because of his former sins, he should break out into anger and revenge against them; or into despondency and despair in himself; or should be negligent of his duty, and timorous of exhorting and reproving others, lest they should retort upon him, and reproach him with his former crimes. The Jews have a regard to the wisdom, prudence, gravity, and manners, of a man they appoint as a minister of a congregation. Their rule is this (z):
"they do not appoint a messenger or minister of a congregation, but he who is the greatest in the congregation for wisdom and works; and if he is an elderly man, it is the better; and they take care that the messenger or minister of the congregation be a man whose voice is pleasant, and he is used to read: but he whose beard is not full grown, though he is a very considerable man, he may not be a minister of the congregation, because of the honour of the congregation.''
(z) Maimon. Hilchot Tephilla, c. 8. sect. 11.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He ought also to have a good report -…
He ought also to have a good report - To have had a fair character in time past. From them that are without - That are not Christians. Lest he fall into reproach - By their rehearsing his former life, which might discourage and prove a snare to him.
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Verse 7. The sixteenth requisite is, that he should have a good report of them which are without] That he should be one who had not been previously a profligate, or scandalous in his life. Such a person, when converted, may be a worthy private member of religious society; but I believe God rarely calls such to the work of the ministry, and never to the episcopate. Them that are without are the Jews, Gentiles, and the unconverted of all kinds. For the meaning of this term see Clarke's note on "Col 4:5".
Lest he fall into reproach] For his former scandalous life.
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And the snare of the devil.] Snares and temptations, such as he fell in and fell by before. This is called the snare of the devil; for, as he well knows the constitution of such persons, and what is most likely to prevail, he infers that what was effectual before to their transgressing may be so still; therefore on all suitable occasions he tempts them to their old sins. Backsliders in general fall by those sins to which they were addicted previously to their conversion. Former inveterate habits will revive in him who does not continue to deny himself, and watch unto prayer.
The snare of the devil.-Some would translate παγιδα του διαβολου, the snare of the accuser; and they give the same meaning to the word in 1Ti 3:6, because it is evident that διαβολους has that meaning, 1Ti 3:11, and our translators render it slanderers. Now, though διαβολος signifies an accuser, yet I do not see that it can, with any propriety, be restrained to this meaning in the texts in question, and especially as the word is emphatically applied to Satan himself; for he who, in Re 12:10, is called the accuser of the brethren, is, in Re 12:9, called the great dragon, the old serpent, the DEVIL, διαβολος, and Satan.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ti 3:7. Moreover, he must have a good report…
1Ti 3:7. Moreover, he must have a good report — That is, a fair or good character, or good testimony, namely, as to the time past; of them that are without — That are not Christians; lest he fall into reproach — By their rehearsing his former life; and the snare of the devil — Which Satan might make a snare of to discourage and cast him down, or in some other way entangle him in unbelief and sin. Here Macknight remarks, “It is intimated, that the sins which a person has formerly committed, when cast in his teeth after he becomes a minister, may be the means of tempting him to repeat these sins, by the devil’s suggesting to him that he has little reputation to lose. Nor is this the only evil. The people, knowing his former miscarriages, will be less affected with what he says to them. All who are candidates for the ministry ought to consider these things seriously.”
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Moreover he must have a good report of them…
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without - Who are without the church; that is, of those who are not Christians. This includes, of course, “all” classes of those who are not Christians - pagans, infidels, Jews, moral people, and scoffers. The idea is, that he must have a fair reputation with them for integrity of character. His life must be in their view upright. He must not be addicted to anything which they regard as inconsistent with good morals. His deportment must be such that they shall regard it as not inconsistent with his profession. He must be true and just and honest in his dealings with his fellow-men, and so live that they cannot say that he has wronged them. He must not give occasion for scandal or reproach in his contact with the other sex, but must be regarded as a man of a pure life and of a holy walk. The “reason” for this injunction is obvious.
It is his business to endeavor to do such people good, and to persuade them to become Christians. “But no minister of the gospel can possibly do such people good, unless they regard him as an upright and honest man.” No matter how he preaches or prays; no matter how orthodox, learned, or apparently devout he may be, all his efforts will be in vain unless they regard him as a man of incorruptible integrity. If they hate religion themselves, they insist justly that since he has professed it he shall be governed by its principles; or if they feel its importance, they will not be influenced to embrace it by a man that they regard as hypocritical and impure. Go to a man whom you have defrauded, or who regards you as having done or attempted wrong to any other one, and talk to him about the necessity of religion, and he will instinctively say that he does not “want” a religion which will not make its professor true, honest, and pure. It is impossible, therefore, for a minister to over-estimate the importance of having a fair character in the view of the world, and no man should be introduced into the ministry, or sustained in it, who has not a fair reputation; compare Col 4:5 note; 1Th 4:12 note.
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Lest he fall into reproach - That is, in such a way as to bring dishonor on the ministerial character. His life will be such as to give people occasion to reproach the cause of religion.
And the snare of the devil - The snare which the devil lays to entrap and ruin the ministers of the gospel and all good people. The snare to which reference is here made, is that of “blasting the character and influence of the minister of the gospel.” The idea is, that Satan lays this snare so to entangle him as to secure this object, and the means which he uses is the vigilance and suspicion of those who are out of the church. If there is anything of this kind in the life of a minister which they can make use of, they will be ready to do it. Hence, the necessity on his part of an upright and blameless life. Satan is constantly aiming at this thing; the world is watching for it, and if the minister has any “propensity” which is not in entire accordance with honesty, Satan will take advantage of it and lead him into the snare.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain a good report--Greek, "testimony." So Paul was influenced by…
a good report--Greek, "testimony." So Paul was influenced by the good report given of Timothy to choose him as his companion (Act 16:2).
of them which are without--from the as yet unconverted Gentiles around (Co1 5:12; Col 4:5; Th1 4:12), that they may be the more readily won to the Gospel (Pe1 2:12), and that the name of Christ may be glorified. Not even the former life of a bishop should be open to reproach [BENGEL].
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reproach and the snare of the devil--reproach of men (Ti1 5:14) proving the occasion of his falling into the snare of the devil (Ti1 6:9; Mat 22:15; Ti2 2:26). The reproach continually surrounding him for former sins might lead him into the snare of becoming as bad as his reputation. Despair of recovering reputation might, in a weak moment, lead some into recklessness of living (Jer 18:12). The reason why only moral qualities of a general kind are specified is, he presupposes in candidates for a bishopric the special gifts of the Spirit (Ti1 4:14) and true faith, which he desires to be evidenced outwardly; also he requires qualifications in a bishop not so indispensable in others.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7. Good report… without—His public reputation, not only within…
7. Good report… without—His public reputation, not only within but without the Church, must be good.
Fall into reproach—As disgracing his preaching by his character and practice.
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Snare of the devil—Who is here a huntsman that sets traps and snares for the ministers specially. And if the minister has lost character with the public amid whom he preaches, the devil has a great advantage both to destroy the value of his preaching and to bring him to a downfall, whether by his own imprudences in difficulty, or by bearing him down by scandal.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. them which are without] Outside the circle of…
7. them which are without] Outside the circle of believers, the Christian Church: the same phrase is used by St Paul, 1Th_4:12, ‘walk honestly toward them that are without’; cf. 1Co_5:12-13.
the snare of the devil] Probably we should take this as a separate phrase apart from ‘reproach,’ considering the use in 2Ti_2:26, ‘recover themselves out of the snare of the devil.’ The genitive here must be subjective, ‘the snare laid by the devil.’ So Huther, ‘It is a figurative name for the lying in wait of the devil, who is represented as a hunter.’ See Appendix, K.
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The devil entraps a man, that is, into ‘proud despair’ by the temptation arising out of the ‘reproach’ for the past thrown in his teeth; ‘You can never be of use or in repute; these old sins will dog and clog you; you may as well return to your “wallowing in the mire” ’; cf. 2Sa_12:14, By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme.’ We know the terrible struggle David’s life was to him afterwards, through the weakening of his authority, in consequence of the old, well-known fall; how for example he was drawn again into deeds of violence and injustice by the sons of Zeruiah, who, as he bitterly complained, were ‘too hard’ for him.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Moreover he must have a good report of…
(7) Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without.—The man to be chosen as a responsible office-bearer in the Church, should be one possessing a stainless reputation for integrity and honour with the world outside the Church’s pale; he should be one regarded by the world at large as having led a self-restrained, decorous life—a life free from those disorders and licentious practices which worldly men, even while themselves indulging in them, are the first to condemn in others.
Lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.—For such a one, bringing with him into the new society his unhappy reputation, earned in the old thoughtless days—if placed in the new society in a prominent position of authority—would draw down upon himself and the brotherhood over whom he presided many a reproach, many a sneer. Those who once knew him among other associations living a very different life, would be only too ready to attack the blameless character of the congregation, through the stained and scarred reputation of their minister. The temptation to fall away and deny his Lord in such a case, would be overwhelming. The man might be in earnest, might be wishful to lead a new and better life, but the risk that one with such connections, with such memories of old days, would of necessity run, must be very great. Weakened and disheartened, such a presbyter would be likely to fall an easy prey into some snare skilfully laid by the Enemy, and, by his fall, cause a terrible and damaging injury to the Church of Christ. For these weighty reasons St. Paul charged Timothy to be very watchful when he chose his presiding elders, to elect only those who, in the dissolute society of Ephesus, had known how, even in old days, to preserve their good name stainless, their character unscarred.
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The snare of the devil.—The teaching here of St. Paul respecting the Evil One is deserving of a special comment. What he says in 1Ti_3:6-7 is simply introduced as part of the main argument, which relates exclusively to the care to be exercised in the selection of fit persons for the sacred offices in the congregations. It is evidently not introduced as a special teaching on this mysterious subject. No disputings on this point as yet had been originated at this early period in Christian history. It lays down, however, certain broad principles which must have been the ground-work of St. Paul’s belief in this now disputed question; and receiving as we do St. Paul’s words in this and in his other epistles as an authoritative declaration of the mind and will of the Holy Spirit, it seems that these broad principles should have all weight whenever the doctrine respecting the Spirit of Evil is discussed. The lines hero sketched are as follows: (1) The personality of the Evil One is distinctly affirmed. (2; This unhappy being has fallen and has been condemned, and is now able to lay snares for and to tempt men. (3) An overweening pride seems to have been the cause which led to this once mighty one’s fall. (4) All idea of dualism—the old Persian belief adopted in the Manichsean heresy, and in so many other false creeds, that of two principles eternally opposed to one another—presiding respectively over the realms of light and darkness—is distinctly here repudiated by Paul, who in the course of his argument casually introduces the Evil One—the Enemy of man, as one who at some remote period rebelled, was crushed, and condemned, but to whom, in the supreme Providence of God, some terrible power over man was left.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Good testimony from for a good report of, A.V;…
Good testimony from for a good report of, A.V; that for which, A.V Good testimony. (marturian kalhn see 1Ti_5:10) So it is said of Timothy himself that ejmartureito, "he was well reported of by the brethren". (Act_16:2) In accordance with this rule, letters testimonial are required of all persons to be ordained, to the importance of character in a clergyman. (comp. 2Co_6:3) Them that are without (twn exwqen); used in Mat_23:27; Luk_11:39; 1Pe_3:3; Rev_11:2, etc., of that; which is outside or external literally, as the outside of the cup, the outer ornament of the body, the outside of the sepulcher, the outer court of the temple. It is synonymous with the more common form, e (For the phrase, "they that are without" (oiJ exw), as applied to those who are not members of the Church, (see Mar_4:11; Joh_9:34, Joh_9:35; 1Co_5:12, 1Co_5:13; Col_4:5; 1Th_4:12) The opposite is esw eswqen. (1Co_5:12; Mat_23:25, etc.) So exoteric and esoteric, of doctrines intended respectively for the outside world or the inner circle of disciples. Reproach (ojneidismon); the reproaches anti revilings cast upon him by unbelievers. (Rom_15:3; Heb_10:33 Heb_11:26 Heb_13:13) The verb ojneidizein has the same sense (1Ti_4:10; Mat_5:11; Mar_15:32; Luk_6:22 1Pe_4:14) and so in classical Greek. This reproach is further described as the snare of the devil (comp. 1Ti_6:9; 2Ti_2:26) because it is through these revilings that the devil seeks to impair the power of his ministry and frighten him from the exercise of it. The genitive tou diabolou depends only upon pasida, not upon ojneidismon. The kai does not indicate that there are two separate things into which he falls, but adds, as a description of the ojneidismov, that it is "a snare of the devil." The idea in 1Pe_5:8 is analogous. There it is by afflictions that the devil seeks to devour the disciple who is weak in faith. Those afflictions might well be described as pagida tou diabolou," a snare of the devil," set for weak souls.
The pastor must have an honest preparation before the world.
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He must stand well both without and within the Church.
I THE IMPORTANCE OF AN UNBLEMISHED REPUTATION. "But he must also have a good testimony from them that are without.
1. It is a mistake to ignore or defy the opinion of the world in matters falling fairly within its judgment. What we do ought not only to be "acceptable to God, but approved of men". (Rom_14:18) "Let not your good be evil spoken of". (Rom_14:16) The world understands the principles of natural justice. The minister cannot violate these without loss of reputation and influence.
2. A blameless life is calculated to make a deep impression on the world. "Let your light so shine before men, that they, seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven". (Mat_5:16) Your holy walk ought to attract "those that are without" into the happy communion of the Church.
3. It is a great evil to blast the reputation if Christian ministers, for it undermines their influence for good.
II THE DANGERS OF A DOUBTFUL REPUTATION BEFORE THE WORLD. "Lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil." It would be a great risk to introduce into the ministry one who had once followed a loose life, because those who were familiar with his history would be ready to suspect the purity of his congregation from the blemished reputation of its pastor. The effect in the minister might be diverse.
1. He might be excited to an angry resentment of such disagreeable attacks.
2. He might fall into despair, and thus become reckless, and ultimately justly the worst imputations of the world.
3. He might cease to reprove transgressors because he had not the courage to condemn faults which were only too observable in himself. Thus the devil would set its snares around him for his undoing. When George III was asked to give a bishopric to a clergyman who had made a serious lapse from virtue, and was told that the clergyman had long ago repented of it, his appropriate answer was, "I would rather appoint bishops who had not that particular sin to repent of. T.C.
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7. Moreover, he must have a good report of them which are without. Have an established character which speaks well for the church among the unconverted. Lest he fall into reproach. Into some snare of the devil, some improper conduct, which will bring reproach on the church.
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3:7 Paul expected Christians to live in a way that could be respected by people outside the church (see also 6:1; Titus 2:5-10). • The trap might pertain to the false teachers (see 1 Tim 1:20; 5:14-15; 6:9; 2 Tim 2:26).
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